For the record, according to Ken Griffith, a descendant of Richard, says all of the following: that Richard Ozment was born in Ireland about 1740 and is not sure when he came to America, but his oldest son Samuel was born in Maryland about 1764. Richard's other children included Betsy, John, Nelly, James, Sarah, and Thomas. I'm not sure of their birth order. Thomas is listed in later records as being born about 1771 also in Maryland. >From an email of John Ozment of California: Richard (1737, MD - 1817, NC) and Rachel Ozment (1735/37, MD - by 1809, NC), sold their Caroline Co., MD, land in 1786 and bought land in Guilford Co., NC, beginning in 1787. However, I can tell you that in Feb. 1811, John Ozment (1763, MD - 1842+, TN) bought land in Wilson Co., TN, having left Guilford Co., NC. He had moved to NC in 1786 with his parents (Richard and Rachel) and siblings from Maryland. John's oldest son, Eli (1786, NC -1850+, TN) was born in NC. John's parents, Richard (1737, MD - 1817, NC) and Rachel Ozment (1735/37, MD - by 1809, NC), sold their Caroline Co., MD, land in 1786 and bought land in Guilford Co., NC, beginning in 1787. Richard MAY have had a brother named Thomas. For marriage records in Caroline County, Maryland has a Thomas marrying Rachel Sylvester on 26 November 1778. We know that Richard married on 16 July 1778 in Caroline County by the same records. Confused? See what is happening? We are getting contradictory evidence from different sources but where is their proof? We are going to have to forego the story-telling and go by the record like John Ozment, Evelyn, Dwight, and several others have always done. Let's forget about coming over with Lafayette, marrying Indian princesses, and teaching school without an education. Every serious researcher I know knows that Billy Eddins married Rebecca Chandler. Her name was not White Fawn and she was not kin to Chief Speaking Bull/Keoto. The Chandler/Eddins line is well documented and there are some wonderful websites out there telling their story. Sincerely, Lon